Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary ...

Doctors just blurred the line between species with a radical transplant. Could this be the key to immortality?

For the first time, surgeons have transplanted a kidney from a genetically modified pig into a living person, doctors in Boston said Thursday. Richard Slayman, 62, of Weymouth, Mass., who is suffering ...

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center have created the first genetically engineered model of lung cancer in naked mole rats, a ...

A new study suggests culture is reshaping human evolution faster than DNA, redefining how our species adapts, survives, and ...

The genetically modified lung remained viable for nine days, but the recipient’s immune responses need more research, scientists say.

Genetically engineered humans may still sound like the stuff of science fiction, but the quest to create genetically modified babies is getting a reboot. NPR's health correspondent Rob Stein brings us ...

Scientists have demonstrated that genetically engineered human stem cells can slow signs of aging in monkeys, offering hope ...

Regulators are supposed to abide by society's “bargain” with them: Civil servants are granted lifetime tenure and protected from political pressure and retaliation, and in return, they are supposed to ...

Genetically engineered cell lines used in biomedical research have long been prone to misidentification and unauthorized use, wasting billions of dollars each year and jeopardizing critical scientific ...

The continually expanding toolkit from Mohit Verma's laboratory at Purdue University now includes a portable, paper-based ...